In the city of Qizhou, inside the yamen of the state capital, the state official had already informed Duan Zan of the recent news about the Red Lotus Fairy.

"Xia Guan also feels that this matter is a little strange, in this year of calamity, it is inevitable that some people will come out to pretend to be ghosts and bewitch the people. This time, I thought it was just a few people who were misleading the public, but I sent a messenger over, only to see with my own eyes that they really drove the locusts to throw themselves into the fire. Xia Guan sent people to investigate the place where the red lotus fairy haunted, and found that the red lotus fairy could really drive the locusts into the fire on their own, and often used food to help the hungry, but did a lot of good things. Therefore, the lower officials played this matter and asked His Majesty to make a decision. It's just that I didn't expect His Majesty to attach so much importance to it, and specially appointed the general to investigate. The state official said to Duan Zhan. Although his grade is not lower than Duan Zhan, now Duan Zan is a special dispatch of the emperor, so he calls himself a state official and a lower official.

"This matter involves some other things, so Your Majesty attaches great importance to it, so Your Majesty sent me down to investigate, the most important thing at the moment is to find the trace of the Red Lotus Fairy, I must see the Red Lotus Fairy with my own eyes, so I can determine how to operate next." Duan Zan nodded and said to the state official, "Please also ask your lord to ......"

"Report!" A shout came from outside, interrupting Duan Zhan's words inside, Duan Zan glanced at each other with the state official, and then shouted outside, "What's the matter?" Come in and answer! ”

A spy came running from outside, looking like a dusty man, with dust on his hair and clothes, as soon as he came in, he immediately clasped his fists and said to Duan Zhan: "Report to the general!" I found the mark left by Lord Natsu! ”

"What?!" Duan Zan was suddenly surprised, and immediately stood up, not even bothering to say hello to the state official. Immediately strode out: "Where?" Take Ben over now! ”

"General Qiyu. It was found on a country road. The footsteps around were very messy, but there was a '7' in the middle of the footsteps, which must have been left by Xia Duwei, and it was impossible for others to know these things. The spy said to Duan Zhan: "The subordinates have taken a closer look, and it is not that something was drawn by chance, but deliberately twisted out with the heel, so it is believed that it is a mark left by Xia Duwei." ”

“7？” Duan Zan frowned: "What do you mean?" You are sure, it was left on purpose. Rather than something that accidentally drew a similar pattern when it passed by? ”

The spy nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the subordinates also thought that they had read it wrong, so they looked back and forth many times, and also dismounted and carefully checked, it was indeed left by man, not inadvertently." ”

"7......" Duan Zhan frowned: "Where is the mark?" ”

"It's not very far from the Zhuangzi where the general arranged to disperse the operation." The spy replied, "The men look at the traces, they seem to be recent, and the footprints around them are those of the same person, and there are no other marks except horseshoe prints and ruts." But. There are also not many horseshoe prints and ruts, which have not been completely destroyed, and the marks are unrecognizable. It seems to show that the mark was not left a long time ago! ”

"We were still inquiring in that Zhuangzi before, that Red Lotus Fairy just appeared there, if the young man next to the Red Lotus Fairy is really Xia Duwei, then it is very likely that he took the opportunity to stay!" Duan Zan analyzed: "The villagers in Zhuangzi said that a few days before we arrived, the Red Lotus Fairy appeared and sent food. Definitely! But what does this '7' mean......"

While speaking, the state official walked out of it and came to Duan Zhan's side: "General Duan, but you can't find any clues?" If there is a need, the lower officials will do their best to help the Qizhou government! ”

Hearing the words of the state official, a thought suddenly crossed Duan Zhan's mind, and he immediately stared at the state official tightly and asked, "Qizhou...... This city is Qizhou City! ”

When the state official saw Duan Zhan's appearance, he didn't know why, he looked at Duan Zhan in a daze, and nodded: "Yes, this city is Qizhou, the general ......."

"That's it! 7…… Fork in road...... Qizhou! Duan Zan waved his fist excitedly: "It's in Qizhou!" …… Come! ”

Duan Zan ordered the men to gather all the men back, and then said to the governor: "My lord, from today onwards, Ben will arrange for his subordinates to participate in the inspection of entering and leaving the city gates, and whoever wants to enter and leave the city will need to be checked. Other than that...... I also asked the adults to let out the rumors, saying that because of the matter of the Red Lotus Fairy, the imperial court has sent someone down to investigate, if it is really meritorious to the people, the imperial court will reward it, and if it is a lie, it will be exterminated. ”

"Huh? Isn't the general going to spy on it? The governor was stunned for a moment and asked.

"How can you know where the snake hides in its haynest and is not startled?" Duan Zhan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

The efficiency of the state officials was very high, and they went to the restaurant with their colleagues in the state capital to have a meal, and after getting drunk, they inadvertently said a news, and within two days, Qizhou Chengzhong had already spread the news that the imperial court was going to send someone to investigate the Red Lotus Fairy.

said that Xia Hongsheng was arrested in the house for the past two days, and the story of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was almost halfway through.

As he was writing, he heard a knock on the door, and Yuhime pushed it open and entered.

"Miss Youji, it's just right, and I've just finished a chapter." Xia Hongsheng saw Youji entering, so he smiled and picked up the paper in front of him and raised it.

"I'm afraid I can't see it." You Ji shook her head and said, "Today, there is a lot of rumor in the city, saying that the imperial court sent someone to investigate the matter of the Red Lotus Fairy, and the concubine came to discuss with the prince how to deal with it. ”

Sure enough, it attracted the attention of the imperial court! Xia Hongsheng was secretly happy in his heart, but he smiled in his mouth, and then said, "Deal with it? Why should we deal with it? That's a good thing! ”

"A good thing?" The corner of Youji's eyebrows looked extremely beautiful, and she covered her mouth and smiled: "The concubine is going to listen to the son's high opinion." ”

"Before, those who knew the name of the Red Lotus Fairy were only confined to the Zhuangzi who exterminated locusts or distributed grain, and the words and ears of those farmers, yes or no?" Xia Hongsheng smiled and said to Youji: "But now? The whole city knows the name of the Red Lotus Fairy. One spread ten to hundred, soon, the whole of Qizhou will know. It is not only Qizhou that has suffered from the locust plague, but also Tongguan, Fufeng, and Sanyuan...... There is a red lotus fairy in Qizhou who can kill locusts, and this name will be spread all over the country with the displaced people. It won't be long before the entire Kannai Dao will know that there is a Red Lotus Fairy who can drive locusts away and self-immolate. The court sent someone to investigate, so let them come, you have always been veiled when you appeared, and no one knows your true face. You can even have your men pretend to be you everywhere and get them running around. The people received the favor of the Red Lotus Fairy, which was a real thing, so the people would go and defend the Red Lotus Fairy. Those people then checked, and the more the name of the Red Lotus Fairy spread, the more people could know it. Miss Yuhime, do you think this is a good thing? ”

Yu Ji laughed, like a fox spirit, sly and enchantingly, and chuckled: "It seems that Childe is indeed towards the concubine, and Childe's words coincide with the concubine's thoughts." These eagle dogs of the court must not have been attracted by Gongzi. ”

On the contrary, Xia Hongsheng was stunned by these words, and his heart froze, and he immediately realized Youji's intentions. There was no discussion at all, she had already seen the pros and cons clearly and thought of countermeasures. I'm here just to test myself!

"So you're suspicious of me?" Xia Hongsheng made a wry smile on his face and shook his head.

"The concubine is also for the sake of insurance! So that no one else has much to say! You Ji laughed and climbed one arm on Xia Hongsheng's arm, and said as if begging while shaking it gently: "Childe, don't be angry with the concubine, okay?" ”

Is this coquettish? Xia Hongsheng's heart was beating wildly, is the lethality really great? ! Then he woke up again, but unfortunately, these are all illusions.

"Although, as Childe said, those people can't find a concubine at all. But the concubine still can't take this risk. It's always right to be careful, the concubine body has been arranged, and the costume of the concubine body appears as the Red Lotus Fairy. During this time, the concubine herself and her son hid well. You Ji smiled and said to Xia Hongsheng: "Anyway, the concubine body is a person who hides in the dark and can't see the light, so it is more suitable for the concubine to hide behind and secretly make some conspiracies." ”

"Hide?" Xia Hongsheng was stunned.

"Yes, Childe, let's leave tomorrow, get out of here, and go to a safer place!" Yuhime laughed wickedly.

Cunning! It's so cunning! Xia Hongsheng's heart suddenly jumped, it was easy to attract the attention of the imperial court, such a sudden change of place, wouldn't he have to give up all his efforts, sink into the sea again, and be hidden again? !

No, since Li Lao Er has already sent someone down, he must have seen the information he left and decided that he was here. Whether they can get out or not is here, and they must not be allowed to transfer themselves! Just hold on for a few more days, just hold on until they confirm that they are in Qizhou City...... No, we have to find a way to stop them from transferring!

"Transfer? Where to move? Xia Hongsheng's heart moved, and he said: "There is no safer place than this Qizhou City, where else will Miss Youji go?" Since the girl has sent people to appear in various places in the form of red lotus fairies, the people of the imperial court will naturally not pay the main attention to this Qizhou city, so Qizhou City is the safest, as long as you don't go out of the city, you can always hide here as an ordinary person, where else does the girl need to move? (To be continued......)